Here are the winners of the CLMP’s 2025 Firecracker Awards.

Here are the winners of the CLMP’s 2025 Firecracker Awards.

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The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in July

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in July

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The Lit Hub Podcast is Pro-Trans-Presses, Pro-Fan-Fiction, and Anti-AI

The Lit Hub Podcast is Pro-Trans-Presses, Pro-Fan-Fiction, and Anti-AI

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The Courts Just Made Our Libraries Sitting Ducks For AI Plundering

The Courts Just Made Our Libraries Sitting Ducks For AI Plundering

Aron Solomon on the Uses and Abuses of “Fair Use”

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“Bookworm, Cliché, Deadline...” And Other Unexpected Etymologies

“Bookworm, Cliché, Deadline...” And Other Unexpected Etymologies

David Crystal Explores the Unlikely Stories Behind Some Common Turns of Phrase

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Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers

Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers

“We want our publishers to stand with us. To make a pledge that they will never release books that were created by machines.”

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Last Outposts: Rediscovering Hope for Humanity on Norway’s Remote Northern Coast

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Paul Bradley Carr on the Danger—For Tech Bros—of Empathetic, Knowledgable Artificial Intelligence

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The Magical Mundane: Work, Technology and Consumerism in the World of <em>Harry Potter</em>

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Judge, Critic, Saloniére: On Sylvia Lynd, One of the Great Literary Citizens of the 20th Century

Judge, Critic, Saloniére: On Sylvia Lynd, One of the Great Literary Citizens of the 20th Century

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Why are we so obsessed with stories about a group of friends in the big city?

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A new prize from three publishers will champion poetry in translation.

A new prize from three publishers will champion poetry in translation.

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Why Field Research Remains an Essential Part of Scientific Inquiry and Inclusion

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